Four municipalities in Blagoevgrad are still under disaster status after heavy rain caused rivers to jump their banks and trash infrastructure plus private property. Sandanski got hit the hardest with villages like Novo Delchevo, Dzhigurovo, and Leshnitsa dealing with flooded homes and streets sitting underwater. Teams are out there cataloging the wreckage so they can start fixing things once the water backs off.
The Beli Breg dam near Sandanski is doing controlled releases right this second, but officials say there is zero threat to people because the water gets funneled through a ravine that skips towns entirely and dumps straight into the Struma River. Weather forecasters are warning that more rain is about to pound the region again, and authorities are telling residents to stay inside and avoid driving through flooded zones.
The Beli Breg dam near Sandanski is doing controlled releases right this second, but officials say there is zero threat to people because the water gets funneled through a ravine that skips towns entirely and dumps straight into the Struma River. Weather forecasters are warning that more rain is about to pound the region again, and authorities are telling residents to stay inside and avoid driving through flooded zones.
